# Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

> Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 25-2023.00
- **Summary:** Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

## Aliases

- Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher)
- Teacher
- Technology Education Teacher (Tech Ed Teacher)
- Technology Teacher
- Business Education Teacher
- Business Teacher
- Career and Technology Education Teacher (CTE Teacher)
- Computer Teacher
- Industrial Arts Teacher
- Industrial Technology Teacher
- Agriscience Technology Instructor (Agriculture Science Technology Instructor)
- Automotive Education Teacher

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.af |
| Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.e |
| Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. | Core | 4.A.4.b.2.a |
| Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Assign and grade class work and homework. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.l |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products. | 4.A.4.c.3.a |
| Distribute instructional or library materials. | 4.A.4.c.3.c |
| Order instructional or library materials or equipment. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Establish rules or policies governing student behavior. | 4.A.2.b.2.e |
| Monitor student performance. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Teach others to use technology or equipment. | 4.A.4.b.3.e |
| Apply multiple teaching methods. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Maintain student records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Set up classroom materials or equipment. | 4.A.3.a.2.af |
| Develop instructional objectives. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Plan educational activities. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Prepare tests. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Evaluate student work. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Assign class work to students. | 4.A.4.b.1.f |
| Monitor student behavior, social development, or health. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Create technology-based learning materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Encourage students. | 4.A.4.b.2.a |
| Advise students on academic or career matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Discuss problems or issues with supervisors. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Discuss student progress with parents or guardians. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Document lesson plans. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Assist students with special educational needs. | 4.A.4.a.5.i |
| Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance. | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Plan experiential learning activities. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs. | 4.A.4.a.2.f |
| Serve on institutional or departmental committees. | 4.A.4.b.4.b |
| Supervise school or student activities. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Coordinate student extracurricular activities. | 4.A.4.b.1.e |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.46 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 4.23 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 4 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 3.73 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.57 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 3.45 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.4 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.25 |
| Originality | ability | 3.25 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.25 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.23 |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.12 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.11 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Unix | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Spring Boot | Specialized Skill |
| Shell Script | Specialized Skill |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Specialized Skill |
| PostgreSQL | Specialized Skill |
| Node.js | Specialized Skill |
| NoSQL | Specialized Skill |
| MySQL | Specialized Skill |
| MongoDB | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Linux | Specialized Skill |
| Junit | Specialized Skill |
| JQuery | Specialized Skill |
| Google Docs | Specialized Skill |
| Github | Specialized Skill |
| Elasticsearch | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation | Cloud-based management software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Ansible software | Expert system software | yes | no |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Atlassian Confluence | Cloud-based data access and sharing software | yes | no |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software | yes | no |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes | no |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| Docker | Application server software | yes | no |
| Eclipse IDE | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Elasticsearch | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes | no |
| Git | File versioning software | yes | no |
| GitHub | Application server software | yes | no |
| Go | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Google Angular | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Google Docs | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| JavaScript Object Notation JSON | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Jenkins CI | Enterprise application integration software | yes | no |
| jQuery | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| JUnit | Program testing software | yes | no |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.81 |
| Contact With Others | 4.64 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.55 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.52 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.4 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.32 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.27 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.24 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.22 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.13 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.89 |
| Time Pressure | 3.88 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.83 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.73 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.71 |
| Telephone Conversations | 3.7 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.67 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.63 |
| Public Speaking | 3.59 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.31 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.22 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.2 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.14 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.78 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.78 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.76 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.7 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.69 |
| Level of Competition | 2.5 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 2.47 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 2.42 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 2.13 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 2.07 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2.04 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 1.92 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.85 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 1.82 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.71 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 1.63 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.61 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 64.92 |
| Master's Degree | 18.82 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 15.7 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 0.56 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dependability | work_style | 8 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Integrity | work_style | 7 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 6.77 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 6 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 5.43 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 5 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 4.57 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 4.37 |
| Self-Control | work_style | 4 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.82 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 3.38 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 3.31 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 3.28 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 3 |
| Social Science | specific_interest_area | 2.54 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25-2032.00 | role-25-2032-00 | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School | Primary-Short |
| 25-1194.00 | role-25-1194-00 | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-2031.00 | role-25-2031-00 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Primary-Short |
| 25-2058.00 | role-25-2058-00 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Primary-Short |
| 25-2022.00 | role-25-2022-00 | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Primary-Short |
| 25-2021.00 | role-25-2021-00 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | Primary-Long |
| 25-9031.00 | role-25-9031-00 | Instructional Coordinators | Primary-Long |
| 25-3011.00 | role-25-3011-00 | Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors | Primary-Long |
| 25-2056.00 | role-25-2056-00 | Special Education Teachers, Elementary School | Primary-Long |
| 25-9042.00 | role-25-9042-00 | Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education | Primary-Long |
| 25-9044.00 | role-25-9044-00 | Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | Supplemental |
| 25-2055.00 | role-25-2055-00 | Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Education | education |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Education | education |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 63620
- **Mean Wage:** 68690
- **Pct10Wage:** 47090
- **Pct25Wage:** 55920
- **Pct75Wage:** 78270
- **Pct90Wage:** 98430
- **Employment:** 14200
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 14190 | 63630 | 11.3 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 14190 | 11.3 |
- **Count:** 1

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.26 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.5199191 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.1340808 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.6469598 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 55
- **Percentile:** 54
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 61 | felten_aioe |
| 41 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 62 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.5199191 | 61 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.45161290322580644 | 41 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.17995597849569608 | 62 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.26
- **Percentile:** 38
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.1935483870967742
- **Beta:** 0.3225806451612903
- **Gamma:** 0.45161290322580644

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. | 0.12941181303895913 | 4.45 |
| Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. | 0.04169936197922016 | 4.24 |
| Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. | 0.030709628649721248 | 4.12 |
| Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. | 0.019411771955843867 | 3.88 |
| Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. | 0.01766573955769918 | 4.09 |
| Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. | 0.016433246100185286 | 4.53 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** -2
- **Growth Percentile:** 19
- **Direction:** Declining
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 0.9
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 14
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 14
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 13.8

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 13
- **Task Count:** 17
- **Total Sample:** 2486
- **Autonomy Median:** 4
- **Dominant Collaboration:** directive
- **Automation Share:** 47.28
- **Augmentation Share:** 47.53
- **Work Use Percent:** 33.96

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| directive | 46.49 |
| task iteration | 23.5 |
| learning | 19.05 |
| validation | 4.98 |
| feedback loop | 0.79 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| coursework | 51.22 |
| work | 33.96 |
| personal | 12.08 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. | 0.07720965120640079 | directive | 3 | 772 |
| Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. | 0.05650706338292287 | learning | 3 | 565 |
| Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. | 0.02210276284535567 | directive | 4 | 221 |
| Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. | 0.019902487810976373 | directive | 4 | 199 |
| Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. | 0.01800225028128516 | directive | 4 | 180 |
| Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. | 0.014701837729716213 | task iteration | 4 | 147 |
| Assign and grade class work and homework. | 0.01030128766095762 | directive | 3 | 103 |
| Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. | 0.00450056257032129 | directive | 3 | 45 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. | 100 | 30 |
| Assign and grade class work and homework. | 98.05825242718447 | 103 |
| Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. | 97.77777777777777 | 45 |
| Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests. | 97.61904761904762 | 42 |
| Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. | 97.22222222222221 | 180 |
| Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. | 97.14285714285714 | 35 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Do this for me: prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Teach me how to use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
| Do this for me: prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 31
- **Skills:** 68
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 94
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** ffe639cdce09a1c0